How do we know what the River wants?
Michael Smith reviews 'Is a River Alive?' by Robert Macfarlane.
A story far rarer than revenge and redemption
Rebecca Ward reviews 'Picking Cotton'.
A legal thriller with a difference
David Pickup reviews 'The French Vendetta'.
Sequana and corporate governance
Zainab Zaeem reviews 'Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability'.
Do good buildings make good law?
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'International Law and Architecture'.
Accessible guide to navigating ESG maze
Zainab Zaeem reviews 'Directors’ Duties, ESG and Sustainable Strategies'.
In search of the self to improve welfare decisions
Tony Roe reviews 'Children’s Right to Identity, Selfhood and International Law'.
Church, state and the fracturing liberal consensus
James E Hurford reviews 'Politicized Religion and the Reframing of Fundamental Rights'.
Real coppers and their narks
Dick Kirby reviews 'Scotland Yard’s Supergrass Years: The Flying Squad’s War Against Armed Robbers'.
Judgement call
Joanna Goodman reviews 'Ambiguous Proposition', performed at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s London office.
Spies like us – entertainingly different solicitor stories
David Pickup reviews 'Room Four' and 'Long Weekend at Niagara'.
White-collared: fine contribution to fast-expanding area
David Glass reviews 'A Theory of Corporate Crime' by Professor Jeremy Horder.
A sense of style
David Pickup reviews 'The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing: A Primer for Common Law Judges (second edition)'.
Summer reading list 2026
What books should you take on holiday this year to unwind, relax and try to stop thinking about the office?
A detailed analysis of digital currencies not for the faint-hearted
Kevin Parle reviews 'Beyond the Hype: What they don't want you to know about Central Bank Digital Currencies'.
Tech on the menu – don’t let AI eat your lunch
Andrew Hogan reviews 'Law in the Era of AI: Clients, Firms, and the Future of the Legal Industry'.
Legitimate targets
Stephen D Sutton reviews 'UK Sanctions Law and Practice'.
A handy toolkit that ticks all the boxes
V. Charles Ward reviews 'Building Defects Law'.
Making the leap from founder to leader
Joanna Goodman reviews 'Why Start-Ups Fail: Avoiding the traps on the path to commercial success'.
Etymological musings in the search for meaning
David Pickup reviews 'Legal English through the Ages'.